10 Greatest Celebrity Cameos

Watch as your favorite stars steal the show in these classic comedies

When a celebrity does a cameo, it's always a bonus: You get a surprise appearance by someone famous and it's usually where you'd least expect it. These bit parts can be understated (think Lance Armstrong in Dodgeball), or totally scene-stealing (think Neil Patrick Harris in Harold & Kumar). Even legends like Bruce Springsteen and Mike Tyson are willing to poke a little fun at themselves for a good laugh. In honor of celebs with a sense of humor, we've rounded up our top 10 movie cameos below.

1. Mike Tyson in The Hangover

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Iron Mike isn't exactly known for his comedic timing, but in this hilarious scene in The Hangover, he shows his funny side. When the guys (played by Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis) stumble back to their Las Vegas hotel room after a wild night, they find the former heavyweight champion doing an air drum solo and singing along to Phil Collins' "In the Air Tonight." Tyson thinks the guys stole his Bengal tiger, so he punches Galifianakis in the face, at which Helms whispers, "He's still got it." But we never thought he lost it.

2. Alice Cooper in Wayne's World

When Wayne and Garth head backstage at an Alice Cooper concert in Wisconsin, they're surprised to find the shock-rock legend is quite the intellectual: Instead of partying, Cooper is educating a group about the history and Native American heritage of Milwaukee, pronounced "Mil-ee-walk-eh," he explains. Not exactly what you'd expect from a rocker whose concerts have featured a guillotine cutting the heads off baby dolls.

3. Bob Barker in Happy Gilmore

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The former host of The Price Is Right shows off his left jab in Happy Gilmore when he beats up Adam Sandler's character on the golf course. At the age of 73, Barker won an MTV Movie Award for the cameo, and gained a whole new legion of fans.

4. Lance Armstrong in Dodgeball

When Vince Vaughn's character Peter La Fleur is ready to give up on his dreams of dodgeball glory, he bumps into Lance Armstrong, "a big fan." The Tour de France champ recounts his own tale of triumph over cancer, sticking it to La Fleur with the line: "If people never quit when the going got tough, they wouldn't have anything to regret for the rest of their life." Armstrong's shaming is a success, because La Fleur goes back to win dodgeball gold.

5. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

The duo from Good Will Hunting poke fun at themselves in this cameo, where they play themselves filming Good Will Hunting 2: Hunting Season, a spoof of the movie that made them stars. We're not sure what's better, Ben's frosted tips or his Three Stooges-worthy acting.

6. Bill Murray in Zombieland

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Bill Murray plays himself pretending to be a zombie in this horror spoof. There's even a reenactment of his hit Ghostbusters, but Murray ends up getting shot when he's mistaken for a real zombie while trying to scare the movie's unsuspecting hero. Guess his joke was lost in translation.

On their quest for White Castle, Harold and Kumar pick up the former Doogie Howser star, who turns out to be strung out on drugs. Not only does Harris (known as NPH to fans) manage to steal the duo's car—and the scene—but his profanity-laced dialogue is totally unexpected.

8. Billy Idol in The Wedding Singer

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You couldn't have picked a better person for a cameo in this '80s-inspired comedy than Idol. When Adam Sandler's character decides to win over his love interest, played by Drew Barrymore, with an in-flight version of his acoustic number "Grow Old with You," the British rocker steps in to encourage him. Introducing Sandler over the loudspeaker, he even blocks Barrymore's fiancé with a food cart. The best part? Fifteen years after the height of his stardom, Idol hasn't aged a bit.

9. Pamela Anderson in Borat

When Borat, the backward Kazakh journalist played by Sacha Baron Cohen, sees an old episode of Baywatch, he falls in love with star Pamela Anderson. After traveling across the country to meet her, he shows up at her book signing to make her his wife in the traditional Kazakh way: by stuffing her into a marriage sack. Unfortunately for him, Playboy Playmates aren't too keen on being kidnapped into marriage.

10.Bruce Springsteen in High Fidelity

As Rob Gordon, played by John Cusack, ponders his lady problems, "The Boss" shows up to help him out. Jamming on his guitar, he offers relationship advice you would only get in a Springsteen song.

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